The Wife Takes a Flyer (1942)
Overview
Christopher Reynolds, an American flying with the R.A.F, is shot down over German-occupied Holland and is given shelter by a Dutch family. Posing as the insane husband of the daughter of the house, Anita Wolverman, Reynolds convinces the German officer quartered there, Major Zellfritz, with the necessity for her divorce decree to be granted. After the court-hearing, Anita, goes to manage a home for retired ladies and, persuaded by Reynolds, tries to gain military information from the German Officer. When her former husband escapes from the insane-asylum his exploits are blamed on Reynolds. With the help of the old ladies and Anita, who "remarries" him, Reynolds escapes to England in a stolen German airplane.
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Additional Info
| Budget | $0.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $0.00 |
| Original Language | en |
| Popularity | 0.205 |
Directed By
Richard Wallace
Crew
Richard Wallace
Franz Planer
Jay Dratler
Werner R. Heymann
Gina Kaus
Gene Havlick
Lionel Banks
Irene
B.P. Schulberg
Harry Segall
Gina Kaus
TOP CAST
Joan Bennett
Anita Woverman
Franchot Tone
Christopher Reynolds
Allyn Joslyn
Major Zellfritz
Cecil Cunningham
Countess Oldenburg
Roger Clark
Keith
Lloyd Corrigan
Thomas Woverman
Lyle Latell
Muller
Georgia Caine
Mrs. Woverman
Barbara Brown
Maria Woverman
Erskine Sanford
Jan
Chester Clute
Adolphe Bietjelboer
Hans Conried
Hendrik Woverman
Romaine Callender
Zanten
Aubrey Mather
Chief Justice
William Edmunds
Gustav
Margaret Seddon
The Twin
Kate MacKenna
The Twin
Josephine Allen
Woman
Frank Alten
German Orderly
Hugh Beaumont
Officer
Mary Bertrand
Woman
Elsie Bishop
Woman
Colin Blair
Man
Marie Blake
Frieda
Fredric Bolton
Cpl. Heinde
Lloyd Bridges
German Sergeant
Nora Cecil
Miss Updike
Wheaton Chambers
Chaplain
Leslie Denison
English Officer
Vernon Downing
English Officer
Carl Ekberg
Adolf Hitler
Nellie Farrell
Woman
Chris Franke
German Officer
Arno Frey
German Officer
Steven Geray
Gestapo Agent
Chuck Hamilton
German Officer
Hallene Hill
Old Lady
Max Hoffman Jr.
Sergeant
Gertrude Hoffmann
Mrs. Gruyson
Belle Johnstone
Woman
Kurt Katch
Capt. Schmutnick
Cy Kendall
Gestapo Agent
Manart Kippen
Gestapo Agent
Pat Lane
German Officer
Stella LeSaint
Woman
Lucille Lisle
Woman
Joe McGuinn
Lieutenant
John Merton
German Soldier
James Millican
Gestapo Agent
David Newell
German Officer
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